 In 1914 he was elected president of the Quebec Conference, and in 1916 president of the Ontario Conference.From 1917 to 1920 he was president of the Eastern Canadian Union;

from 1920 to 1929 president of the Latin Union, with headquarters in Gland, Switzerland;

From 1929 to 1946, he served as president of the newly organized Southern European Division.In 1946 he was elected a general vice-president of the General Conference and held that office until his retirement in 1958.